Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?
While few people have received an apology from a Murdoch-owned publication, Prince Harry now has. But if you think this is ...
Kremlin promotes ‘traditional values’ – but leaves some battles to the governors
Russia’s emphasis on what it deems family values comes from the top, but some of the policies that most impact Russians are ...
Farewell to Smithfield – how past, present, commerce and culture collide in London’s 900-year-old meat market
Many fear Smithfield’s special sense of place will be lost once the meat market is gone. But could a new emerging cultural ...
9 million Ethiopian children have been forced out of school: what the government must do
More than nine million Ethiopian children are currently out of school. They are caught in the crossfire of armed conflicts, ...
Trump returns: nine things to expect for the climate
Trump has scoffed at the increasingly dire warnings of these scientists and declared his enthusiasm for digging up and ...
Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has enormous resonance – but doesn’t break with gender stereotypes
Bob Dylan arrived in New York City at 19 in 1961. In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet plays Dylan during his emergence ...
The acquisition of Text Publishing by Penguin Random House is part of a worrying trend in Australian publishing
Text joins Pantera Press, which was acquired by Hardie Grant in September 2024, and Affirm Press, which described its ...
Elon Musk and the history of the ‘Roman salute’
When Elon Musk performed a gesture that many saw as a fascist gesture, his supporters claimed it was a Roman salute. So ...
Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees
As Australian families prepare for term 1, many will receive letters from their public schools asking them to pay fees.
We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up
Biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution do not happen in isolation, but proposed solutions too often fail to account for this. Two major reports point the way forward.
As the United States disavows the World Health Organization, Canada must double down on its support
The U.S. withdrawal from WHO has seismic implications on issues like prevention of future pandemics, and the stakes are especially high for Canada.
Grattan on Friday: Whatever the government does, Albanese struggles to strike the right note in antisemitism battle
Anthony Albanese can’t escape the impression of seeming perennially on the back foot and often lacking adequate empathy and ...